Wasn't Hardy Krüger playing Model?
Been a while since I've seen the movie, perhaps I should seen it tonight.
But the movie still p***** me off for using US tanks as German tanks!! With such big names in the movie, you should think they would at least go for the right tanks!!! My wife always kick my leg for saying while watching a warmovie:"oh no, not again, it's not the right tanks they are using!"

So I guess I have to stick to 'Band of Brothers' for the real things!!!

But the bit with Elliot Gould racing through the forest with fire in his jeep.... isn't there a real warfilm with that sequence?

re A BRIDGE TO FAR
the thing about elliot gould is culled from the DVD bonus disk the bit with the jeep was james cann saveing his LT
i dont remember hardy kruger in ABTF but cheking the cover sez hes in it a brilliant movie staring kruger was "the one that got away" about a lufftwafer pow that spends most of the war trying to escape
as for the wrong tanks again i dont remember but with a film like ABTF it has to many great points for to worry about it
but dose anyone know what the deal is with the tanks in BATTLE OF THE BULDGE

We are starting to repeat ourselves, gentlemen. A Bridge Too Far has already made the cut. Read my signature. You know now that I think about, we may have discussed ABTF on the older thread before Roob and I switched over to this film-only topic a few months back! Anyway, I agree that it's a fun film, and I think it has some of the best characters/dialogue of the genre, and it's great shift in war commentary. Let me bump my latest lines, and see if anyone bites.

silentshadow wrote on Sun, 09 September 2007 15:23

"I can't understand these armchair officers, fellas trying to fight a war from behind a desk, waving papers at the enemy, worrying about whether a mouse is gonna run up their pants leg."

"I don't know, General. If I had the choice between mice and Mausers, I think I'd take the mice every time."

He played a composite character to represent the commanders of both the 9th and 10th SS panzer divisions (they had Maximillian Schell playing Bittrich, the corp commander).

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But the movie still p***** me off for using US tanks as German tanks!! With such big names in the movie, you should think they would at least go for the right tanks!!! My wife always kick my leg for saying while watching a warmovie:"oh no, not again, it's not the right tanks they are using!"

lol, I do the same, with the same reaction. For what it's worth they actually used German tanks (leopards), right nationality, wrong time period, wrong paint job...

just wached cross of iorn on the tv again what turely awsome film i think i was about 5 when i first saw it and at 5 it was my fav move that and the killing feilds i know what your thinking what where my mum n dad thinking...well i was a very serious child with an old head so i guess im regressing

Back in Feb. 2006, I posted a question on Forum about a movie I saw when I was in young, around 1976-1977, and wanted to see again. To this day I am still looking for the film. Maybe someone can remember and help me.

Here is the description of the movie that I remember. 1) Main story is about a man who is a leader of a group fighting Nazies. 2) He gets involved with a girl. 3) One scene shows Nazies opening fire on captured civilians inside barbed wire. 4) During the movie, the man gets himself captured while wearing civilian clothes and manages to escape while being marched with other civilians. 5) The last scene shows the man in battle, wounded but still shooting while credits starts. 6) Movie is filmed in color.

Any help or hints helping me track down this movie would be deeply appreciated. Thank you in advance.

just wached an episode of combat on you tube very nice it was called missing in action ther are some more ill check em out

I LOVE that show....COMBAT! had great staying power. I remember a TV interview in which it was relayed that US soldiers in Vietnam would watch it because it represented so close, what they were going through in many ways. That's impressive for a TV show.

I was more interested in the Vic Morrows "Sgt Saunders" character (obviously) as a kid, but re-viewing the episodes as an adult, I am really appreciating Rick Jason's "Lt. Hanley" role. He was an amazing actor, and a real nice guy.

I saw another interview with Vic Morrow in which he spoke of not liking the decision to go color in the 5th season...he thought it took away from the gritty look of the show. He may be right, but I still love those episodes too.

My biggest regret is finding that there was a "COMBOAT" cruise several years ago, that had almost all the cast in attendance...this was just before Dick died, and Rick committed suiside. What a missed opportunity to meet these incredible actors.

twas you who recomended it remember i thout your avatar was the duke from sands of iwjima. cant get combat in the uk wich is a shame cos it is classic americana, the opening creits its classic oldschool goodness in the quin marten style so thank you youtube and you 2 whiterook

ive heard of 12 o'clock high but havent seen it so ill see if i can find it

twas you who recomended it remember i thout your avatar was the duke from sands of iwjima. cant get combat in the uk wich is a shame cos it is classic americana, the opening creits its classic oldschool goodness in the quin marten style so thank you youtube and you 2 whiterook

ive heard of 12 o'clock high but havent seen it so ill see if i can find it

My goodness, that's right...I forgot that I mentioned it before! I must be getting old in mind before my time. It's really too bad that our counties use different formats with the DVD/VHS format. Hopefully COMBAT will be released in your format soon. Of course, if you get here to the States someday, you can look me up and we can have one heck of a COMBAT marathon!

Wowiewow those Valient figs are amazing! Thanks for providing the link to them. I'm going to try my hand on an Air Pack plane for the contest...no guarantees on how it comes out; then I'll start work on my Caesar minis French Resistance figs over the Winter.